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Model-independent Superhedging under Portfolio Constraints

Pricing of Securities 2015-06-16 v3

Abstract

In a discrete-time market, we study model-independent superhedging, while the semi-static superhedging portfolio consists of {\it three} parts: static positions in liquidly traded vanilla calls, static positions in other tradable, yet possibly less liquid, exotic options, and a dynamic trading strategy in risky assets under certain constraints. By considering the limit order book of each tradable exotic option and employing the Monge-Kantorovich theory of optimal transport, we establish a general superhedging duality, which admits a natural connection to convex risk measures. With the aid of this duality, we derive a model-independent version of the fundamental theorem of asset pricing. The notion "finite optimal arbitrage profit", weaker than no-arbitrage, is also introduced. It is worth noting that our method covers a large class of Delta constraints as well as Gamma constraint.

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@article{arxiv.1402.2599,
  title  = {Model-independent Superhedging under Portfolio Constraints},
  author = {Arash Fahim and Yu-Jui Huang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.2599},
  year   = {2015}
}

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29 pages

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